Lars Eidinger was born in 1976 in West Berlin, where he also grew up. From 1995 to 1999 he underwent training to become an actor at his hometown’s Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts. During his training, he already performed within guest contracts at Deutsches Theater and its Kammerspiele. In 2000, he joined the ensemble of Berlin’s Schaubühne following a compelling performance during auditions for the part of Franz Moor from Schillers “The Robbers” – as early as the subsequent year, he was to advance to the ranks of the most determining actors of the playhouse. After several smaller performances, he finally broke through as an actor in Helene Hegemann’s award-winning drama “Torpedo” in 2009 – followed, among others, by parts in Maren Ade’s “Alle Anderen” (“All the others”), Hans-Christian Schmid’s “Was bleibt” (“What remains”) as well as roles in the TV shows Tatort and Polizeiruf 110. In 2016 he was appointed to the jury for the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Most recently he appeared in the ARD TV event film “Terror - Ihr Urteil” (“Terror – Your Verdict”), which was based on a theatre play by Ferdinand von Schirach.